Acceptance: Key to Happiness

Acceptance is a skill that can be learnt. I see so many relationships where individuals dislike each other and have conflicts. These relationships can be between couple, between colleagues at work, between family members or between individuals in community.

Individuals spend most of their time thinking of the person with whom they have conflict. More they think more they create pain which leads to suffering in day to day life.

Depending on the nature of relationship, it impacts other areas of life including family, work, finances, personal growth, health and so on.

There is no ‘one size fits all’ solution which I can write here. However acceptance is key to think rationally with complete confidence in yourself and take action.

Acceptance does not mean you surrender to the situation. The moment you start accepting the individuals as is, inner conflict inside your mind will cease.

I agree that practicing acceptance is not easy. However have you ever realized, what you are losing by holding on to grudges, holding on to conflicts, spending time on planning your next move against the person you have conflict with?

In my case, I started by first accepting myself. I accepted that I have my own belief system. Once I passed this hurdle, next step of accepting others followed the course thereafter.

Give it a try. Add a time slot to your routine during which you turn on your ‘Acceptance Mode’. During this timeslot you will accept everything and everyone as it is in your life.

The world would be beautiful if everyone starts accepting each other and respecting each other for who they are. Write a comment or feel free to connect with me to share your thoughts.